Roberts Court

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The Roberts Court is the current era of the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and known for its influential decisions on issues such as campaign finance, voting rights, and executive power.

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Roberts Court canonical 3

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instanceOf era of the Supreme Court of the United States
judicial era
apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
branchOf Judicial branch of the United States government
chiefJustice John G. Roberts Jr.
compositionFeature often 5–4 or 6–3 ideological splits
country United States
ideologicalTendency generally conservative
jurisdiction United States Constitution
federal law of the United States
knownFor campaign finance decisions
conservative majority in many cases
decisions on executive power
voting rights decisions
landmarkCase Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett
Boumediene v. Bush
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Carpenter v. United States
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
District of Columbia v. Heller
Gonzales v. Carhart
Janus v. AFSCME
King v. Burwell
Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
McDonald v. City of Chicago
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
linked to: NFIB v. Sebelius

Obergefell v. Hodges
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Riley v. California
Rucho v. Common Cause
Shelby County v. Holder
Trump v. Hawaii
leader John G. Roberts Jr.
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter John G. Roberts Jr.
precededBy Rehnquist Court
startTime September 29, 2005
subjectArea First Amendment law
LGBT rights
Second Amendment law
administrative law
campaign finance law
civil rights
health care law
separation of powers
voting rights law
timePeriod 21st century

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Rehnquist Court followedBy Roberts Court
John Paul Stevens isPartOf Roberts Court
subject linked to: John
Brett M. Kavanaugh partOf Roberts Court
subject linked to: Brett